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Pair of Gilt and Patinated Bronze Candlesticks. Directoire, Late 18th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
A Pair of Gilt and Dark-Patinated Bronze Candlesticks – French Directoire, Late 18th Century
An exquisite pair of French gilt and dark-patinated bronze candlesticks, crafted during ...
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French Directoire Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
Pair of George III Neo Classical Candlesticks by John Winter & Company, 1775
Located in London, GB
A very unusual pair of George III Neo Classical Candlesticks made in Sheffield in 1775 by John Winter & Company.
The Candlesticks display a square base decorated with a band of rais...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Silver
Pair of Small Candlesticks in Bronze, 18th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
charming little pair of bronze candlesticks which were made in France during the 18th century.
pair of candlesticks which is small in size whi...
Category
French Louis XIV Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
Pair 18th C. English Matthew Boulton Ormolu Mounted Carrara Marble Cassolettes
By Matthew Boulton and John Fothergill
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent, Exceptionally Rare, Museum Quality Pair of 18th Century English Ormolu Mounted, Hand-Carved and Hand-Polished Carrara Marble Cassolettes, By Matthew Boulton. These beautiful ormolu-mounted white marble cassolettes are by Matthew Boulton (1728-1809) and John Fothergill (1730- circa 1782) published in their Pattern Book No. 1 (page 171, figure t) and reproduced in Sir Nicholas Goodison's Ormolu: The Work of Matthew Boulton (New York, 1974, page 383, figure 161).
Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795) was a close friend of Boulton's and his patterns are thought to be the source for the medallions used on the plinths of these. Boulton's medallions of classical figures are almost identical to the cameos and intaglios made by Wedgwood and his partner James Tassie.
Molds for these examples can be found in the Wedgwood Collection at the Victoria & Albert Museum. All derive from the same classical source of Renaissance gems. Many gem collections in Europe were widely published at this time and Boulton's library contained A. F. Gori's Museum Florentinum (1731-1766), in which gems from the Medici collection were engraved.
The subjects of the medallions on this pair are: Pomona, a Roman goddess of fruit trees, gardens, and orchards, and depicted carrying a basket on her head overloaded with fruit, tumbling to the ground, shown once on each vase. Hygeia, once on each, with an olive branch in her right hand, as seen in Tassie's reproduction of Valerio Belli's gem, and holding a snake in her left hand over an altar. This was produced by Wedgwood both as an intaglio and as a cameo. Venus & Cupid, only on one vase, showing Venus leaning against a column with a pike, and giving a helmet to Cupid. Aesclepius, Greek GD of medicine, only on one vase, depicted with a snake wrapped around his staff .The last medallion subject is either Diomedes or Perseus, shown once on each vase, depicted as a conquering hero. Boulton asked patrons to choose from a limited repertoire of motifs, and therefore each vase or pair of vases is adorned with their own combination. Boulton used nine medallion subjects on recorded vases of this type.
PROVENANCE & COMPS
Another pair of this model, with slightly less elaborate lids and finials, from a private collection are illustrated in Goodison's Matthew Boulton: ORMOLU, (page 379, figure 153). A further example is in a private New York collection. This pair, which was acquired from Hotspur in 1981, was formerly in the Collection of Marjorie Wiggin Prescott, sold Christie’s, New York, 31 January 1981, lot 76. The Prescott Collection was one of the most important English furniture collections of its time. The sale consisted mostly of late 17th and 18th century English furniture...
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English George III Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Crystal, Carrara Marble, Bronze
Set of 4 English Georgian 6-Shell Candlesticks by Morison
By James Morison
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 George II cast sterling silver candlesticks. Made by James Morison in London in 1756. Each: Spool socket with detachable bobeche and round bowl on knopped and flanged half-f...
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Louis Seize Fire Gilded Candlesticks France 1800 by F. Barbedienne
Located in Salzburg, AT
Pair of strict classicistical fire gilded candlesticks France 1840, signed Barbedienne.
Strict classicist design with square base, flowers and leaf ornaments in different finish. Decorated and smooth elements in alternation create otically balanced object.
The widest part of the stem is 4.0cm
Ferdinand Barbedienne (* August 6, 1810 in Saint-Martin-de-Fresnay, Calvados department, France; † March 21, 1892 in Paris) was a French sculptor, bronze ware manufacturer, and gallery owner. One of the most important and popular Éditeurs d'art, or publishers of art articles, he had most of the French sculptors of his time under contract.
Life and work
Ferdinand Barbedienne was the son of a farmer. At the age of 13, he learned the Craft of saddlery.
In 1822 he moved to Paris, where he first worked as a clerk in a wallpaper shop. He received start-up capital from his employer to open his own store, which he set up on Rue Notre-Dame-de-Lorette in 1834. He pursued the idea of exhibiting bronze statues in addition to his core business and mass producing them in small format.
In 1838, he joined forces with the mechanic Achille Collas, who had developed the machine á reduction (réducteur for short); a device based on the principles of the pantograph that could reproduce three-dimensional objects in any size - reduced or enlarged. On November 29, 1838, both signed the founding contract for the company Société Ferdinand Barbedienne et Achille Collas, which aimed to commercially exploit the mechanized production of sculptural works for an initial 20 years. Barbedienne took care of the commercial management of the company, while Collas contributed the patent on his invention and seven existing machines, and with his profound knowledge of machinery was responsible for the production processes. Together they decided on the subject matter of the objects, the selling prices, and all other financial matters.
In 1841, they produced casts of the Apollo of Belvedere, the Spinario, and 21 pieces with the motif of a bas-relief of the Parthenon. These were followed by versions of the Laocoon group, the Venus of Arles, and the Borghese Fencer, among others. Special interest was initially shown in works from antiquity, for which casts from the Atelier de Moulage in the Louvre served as models. The company continued to produce works by representatives of the Renaissance such as Michelangelo, Donatello, Giovanni Bologna or by French sculptors such as Jean Goujon, Jean-François Flamand, Pierre Puget, François Girardon, Antoine Coysevox...
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Louis XVI Candlesticks
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine and rare pair of French Louis XVI silvered bronze candlesticks.
The seemed sticks with a bright polished finish and with removable bobeches.
France, ca 1780
Dimensions...
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
18th Century bronze VOC pen candlesticks
Located in Delft, NL
18th Century bronze VOC pen candlesticks
18th century bronze VOC pen candlesticks, made in the Dutch East Indies after the example of 17th century Dutch collar candlesticks. The bot...
Category
Dutch Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
A pair of Louis XVI White and Gold Lacquered Wood Sicilian Candlesticks
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A pair of antique white and gilded wood torcheres, they came form a little church inside a prestigious villa in Sicily, they are in original conditions never restored. These torchere...
Category
Italian Louis XVI Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Fruitwood, Lacquer
Neoclassical Set of 4 Antique Sterling Silver Candlesticks, Sheffield 1796
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1796 by John Greene & Co, this very handsome, George III, Antique Sterling Silver Set of Four Candlesticks, feature fluted decor...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of George III Neoclassical Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Each with deep brown patinated surface and in the form of a column from the composite order which combines the volutes of the ionic order with the foliate capital of the Corinthian; ...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Oak
MID 18th CENTURY PAIR OF GOLDEN WOOD CANDLESTICKS
Located in Firenze, FI
This pair of table candlesticks is a fine example of Tuscan manufacturing from the mid-18th century. Made of carved wood and finely gilded in pure gold, these candlesticks exhibit hi...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Wood
Two Pairs of George II '18th Century' Mahogany and Brass Candlesticks
Located in North Miami, FL
Two pairs of George II (18th Century) Mahogany and Brass Candlesticks. The brass candle sconces on top of spiral fluted tapered wood columns and molded circular bases.
Category
George II Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Pair 18th Century Candlesticks Candleholder Light in Brass Antique Gift Object
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Pair 18th Century Candlesticks Candleholder Light in Brass Antique Gift Object . A very beautiful simple pair of 18th century candleholders candlesticks i...
Category
French Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
18th Century Italian Bronze Altar Candle Holder - Antique Single Stick
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique Italian religious symbolism Altar candle holder made of hand crafted bronze, in good condition. The tall detailed crafted church candle holder is supported by a triangle b...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Metal, Bronze
18th Century Italian Gilded Candlestick with Pearlescent and Gold Shells
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gilded candlestick mounted with a pearlescent oyster shell and adorned with gold leaf shells.
The 18th century Italian candlestick is originally from a histori...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Giltwood, Wood, Mother-of-Pearl, Shell
Pair of Extremely Rare Early 18th Century Regence Period Candlesticks
Located in Middleburg, VA
Made of gilded brass with intricate incised decoration on delicate molded stems with flanged bases. Comes as a pair. Dated 1717 Ile de France.
There is a date of 1717 scratched into ...
Category
French Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
High-Quality Antique Candlestick 13 lot Silver Germany Baroque 1745
Located in Berlin, DE
High-Quality Antique Candlestick 13 lot Silver Germany Baroque
Weight: 235 g
Category
German Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Silver
Pair of 18th Century French Louis XV Carved Giltwood Altar Candlesticks
Located in Dallas, TX
Make a dramatic statement on your dining table with this pair of large, antique candlesticks. Carved in France, circa 1780, the decorative altar sticks sit on scroll feet, and have e...
Category
French Louis XV Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Gesso, Giltwood
Pair of 18th Century French Transition Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Candlesticks
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of 18th century French transition Louis XVI gilt bronze candlesticks
A baluster-shaped tapering fluted stem on a large round...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Italian Carved Three-Light Candelabras
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Polychrome pair of Italian carved three arm candelabras or candle holders. Features a decorative painted frame with yellow and red over a grey background done in a whimsical style. D...
Category
Italian Rustic Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Zinc
Candlesticks Gustavian Swedish 18th Century Brass, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Candlesticks Gustavian Swedish 18th century 1790-1810 made in brass, Sweden. A pair of Gustavian candlesticks made in Sweden during the late part of 18th century and the Gustavian pe...
Category
Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
George III Pair of Ormolu and Marble Chambers Pattern Griffin Candlesticks
Located in London, GB
An extremely fine pair of George III ormolu and marble chambers pattern griffin candlesticks. In the famous William Chambers pattern. Sir William ...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Pair of 18th Century Italian Baroque Style Pressed Metal Candlesticks
Located in Milford, NH
A nice pair of 18th century Italian Baroque style pressed metal candlesticks with metal over wood tripod bases, converted to lamps at some point, but now with wiring and lamp fitting...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Metal
Pair of Candlesticks or Candleholders, Bronze, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of candlesticks. Bronze, 18th century.
Pair of bronze candlesticks, which still maintain a strong influence of Spanish Baroque models, especially in the turned axis, with promin...
Category
Spanish Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 18th Century Italian Scroll Candlesticks with Copper and Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Italian scroll candlesticks adorned with natural forming copper and natural forming baroque pearls mounted on copper in matrix.
These candlesticks were once us...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Metal, Copper
18th Century Swedish Folk Art Candle Holder Iron stick
Located in Boden, SE
Unusual early 19th century Swedish Folk Art candle holder in pine and iron. Ca 1790-1810 Sweden.
Lovely patina.
Category
Swedish Folk Art Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Iron
Pair of Italian Neoclassical Period 18th Century Carved Giltwood Candlesticks
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A pair of Italian noclassical period carved and painted giltwood candlesticks from the 18th century, with paw feet. Each of this pair of exq...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Pair of George II Caryatid Bronze Candlesticks
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of George II Caryatid Bronze Candlesticks
English Circa 1795
Category
English George II Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
Sicilian South Italian Pair Maiolica Pottery Twin Handled Candlesticks
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish pair antique South Italian Sicilian maiolica pottery twin handled candlesticks dating from the 18th century. The handmade earthenware candlesticks stand on a wide bowl-shap...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Earthenware, Majolica
Pair of Early George II Cast Hexagonal Candlesticks by Thomas Tearle, 1732
Located in London, GB
A Very Fine Pair of Early George II Cast Hexagonal Candlesticks Made in London in 1732 by Thomas Tearle.
These very fine cast candlesticks are hexagonal in form with a domed base, r...
Category
English George II Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Pair of 18th Century Spanish Fire Gilt Silver and Bronze Pricket Sticks
Located in Marbella, ES
18th century Spanish pair of fire gilt silver and bronze pricket sticks
Category
Spanish Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Swedish adjustable Floor Candlestick holder 'Lyskärring', circa 1780-1830
Located in Farsta, SE
Swedish adjustable Floor Candlestick holder, also called 'Lyskärring'.
Circa 1780-1830.
The patina is really dark and has an almost mahogany feel to it.
This was originally not int...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Iron
German Candlesticks from the Middle of the 18th Century with Marks
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
German candlesticks from the middle of the 18th century with marks.
Category
German Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Silver
18th Century Giltwood Italian Candlesticks Pair
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of 19th century Italian giltwood altar candlesticks. Tall columns on a trefoil base. Zinc prickets. Distressed gilt finish. Heavy gilt lo...
Category
French Baroque Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Giltwood
18th Century Spanish Pair of Bronze Candlesticks
Located in Marbella, ES
18th century Spanish pair of bronze candlesticks.
Category
Spanish Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
French 18th Century Hand Forged Iron Candleholder
Located in Buisson, FR
Very old and beautiful hand forged iron candleholder.
France, circa 1700-1750. Weathered.
Category
French Rustic Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Iron
George II Chamber Candlestick Made in Edinburgh by Edward Lothian, 1745
Located in London, GB
An Extremely Rare George II Chamber Candlestick Made in Edinburgh in 1745 by Edward Lothian, Assay Master Hugh Gordon.
The Chamberstick stands on three unusual cast bun feet and has...
Category
English George II Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
18th Century Spanish Painted Wood Pricket Stick
Located in Marbella, ES
18th century Spanish painted wood pricket stick.
Category
Spanish Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Wood
Pair of 18th Century Italian Carved Giltwood Baroque Candleholders
Located in Buisson, FR
Wondeful Baroque giltwood candleholders , Italy, circa 1750-1780. Weathered, repairs and small losses.
Measurement individual.
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Wood
Pair of Italian Baroque Silverplated Angel Candlesticks /Prickets
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Italian Baroque Silverplated Angel Candlesticks/Prickets's
Italy, 17th or 18th century
For sale are a pair of Italian Baroque silverplated angel candlesticks or prickets, d...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Copper
Pair of Rare Early 18th Century Louis XV Candlesticks
Located in Middleburg, VA
Made of "Bell Metal" with gadrooned stems over shaped molded bases retaining the original bobeches (drip trays). Ile de France circa 1750.
Bell Metal is made from copper and tin, a ...
Category
French Louis XV Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper
Fine Pair of Georgian Walnut and Brass Candlesticks of Large Scale
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine pair of English Georgian walnut candlesticks with brass nozzles and weighted bases, the sticks of fluted columnar form with turned round bases. Elegant tall scale in lovely co...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
A Rare Pair of Early 18th Century Baroque Swedish "Pricket" Candlesticks
Located in Middleburg, VA
A Rare Pair of Early 18th Century Baroque Swedish "Pricket" Candlesticks. Nice Proportions- each retaining the original painted decoration and gilding. Made in Sweden circa 1710.
A ...
Category
Swedish Baroque Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Wood, Paint
Neapolitan 18th Century Late Baroque Pair of Bronze Altar Candlesticks
Located in Miami, FL
Late Baroque or early Rococo pair of sinuous form bronze Candlesticks. Italian born, they were probably alter pieces and have a subtle decoration on the shiney bronze candleholder to...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
Circa 1730-40 English George II Period Brass Candlestick
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1730-40 George II period brass candlestick. Petal base with conforming knob & bobeche. Base carefully scraped. Ejector shaft is visible. Corner flattened petals separate raised...
Category
English George II Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
Pair of 18th Century Baroque Style Patinated Bronze Candlesticks
Located in Milford, NH
An impressive pair of Baroque style patinated bronze candlesticks with baluster form stem and tripod feet, Continental in origin (possibly Italian) dating to the 18th century, conver...
Category
European Baroque Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
Large Pair of South American/Mexican Dore Bronze 18th Century Candleholders
Located in New York, NY
A pair of neoclassical monumental finely cast and chased dore bronze early 18th century south American/Mexican single light candleholders. These are a monumental pair of candle holde...
Category
South American Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Giltwood Pricket Candlestick
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Add a touch of timeless elegance to your interiors with this superb 18th century Italian pricket candlestick, finely hand-carved in wood and finished with its original gilding. Origi...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Giltwood
Antique Pair of French Wrought Iron Candlesticks from a Chateau Near Cannes
Located in Chicago, IL
There are a few items that are very difficult to pin a date on and this unusual pair of wrought iron candlesticks is a perfect example. What we do know, is that they were recently removed from a Chateau located in the Hills above Cannes in the south of France. Clearly the wrought iron candlesticks were made by an iron monger who had some talent. The expert at the French auction...
Category
French Country Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of French Late 18th century Louis XVI Ormolu Candlesticks
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A very fine pair of Louis XVI period candlesticks of unusual form. Each with an ovoid white marble body issuing a floral spray with a flower head nozzle, supported by three curved mo...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Italian 18th Century Painted Wood Candlestick from Tuscany with Gilt Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian 18th century painted wood candlestick from Tuscany with touches of gilt. Created in central Italy during the 18th century, this Tuscan candlestick features a painted struc...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Wood
Antique 18th Century George II English Brass Petal Base Single Candlestick
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English candlestick.
With a 8 lobed petal base, turned shaft, and integral bobeche.
Simply a fine period candlestick...
Category
British George II Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
Circa 1740-60 English George II Period Brass Candlestick
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1740-60 George II period brass candlestick. Cast in 2-part shaft peened to cast petal form base. Fine construction as expected. Warm patina. On the seam polishing has exposed 1...
Category
English George II Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
Pair of 18th Century Gustavian Bronze Candlesticks with Egyptian Female Figures
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of Gustavian bronze candlesticks featuring stems in the form of a standing Egyptian woman with crossed arms.
The candleholders are adorned with intricate ciselé work.
Displays a...
Category
Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Italian Candlestick with Herkimer Diamond on Mica & Calcite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian silver candlestick decorated with a Herkimer diamond with a mica foliage ruffle on a mica in calcite base with crystals.
The 18th century Italian silver candles...
Category
Italian Adam Style Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
Neoclassical Naples White Porcelain Candlestick
Located in New York, NY
Neoclassical Naples white porcelain candlestick.
Early Ferdinando IV Empire period candlestick of acanthus leaf basket form issuing tapered co...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 18th Century Gilded & Mirrored Glass Venetian Altar, Candlesticks
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
An exceptional pair of early 18th-century gilded and mirrored etched glass Venetian altar - candlesticks. Of triangular form, demonstrating insets of original etched mirror glass to ...
Category
Antique 18th Century Candlesticks
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
